Receptacle



J. BOTT March 31-, I931.

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Filed Feb. 24, 1928 INVENTOR BY Jase 6 502 .5

K13 ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 31, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOSEPH BOTT, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO BASTIAN BROTHERS COM- PANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK RECEPTACLE Application'filed February 24, 1928.

The present invention relates to receptacles and more particularly to the type in which the body of the receptacle has an opening over which a movable cover is held by a locking means. An object of this invention is to provide a construction which is eifective in use, simple in operation, and inexpensive to manufacture. Another object of this invention is to employ a locking device made from a single movable member, the cooperating parts on the receptacle beingformed from a stock of which the receptacle is made. Still another object of the invention is to improve that type of coin receptacle in which the body of the receptacle is formed from a cupped shaped member and a member interlocking with the ed es of the cupped shaped member to form the ottom of the receptacle, the cover being formed similar to the bottom and covering the top of the receptacle.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts and combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described; the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a coin receptacle embodying the present invention Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the inner face of the cover; 7

Fig. 3 is a plan view of that side of the receptacle body in which the coin discharge opening is provided;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view showingrthe locking device;

ig. 5 is a vertical section through the receptacle; and

Fig. 6 is a planyiew of a key employed for an unlocking device. a

In the illustrated embodiment, the body of the receptacle is formed by an annular side 1, in this instance, in the form of a flange on a top 2 with which it is formed in one piece, providing a cupped shaped member. The lower edge of the side 1 is turned outwardly to provide a flange 3 with which an annular inwardly turned flange 4 on a bottom member 5 engages a celluloid covering 11 which may extend over the bottom member 5 and be held in position by the flange 3. The re- Serial No. 256,717.

ceptacle body may havea coin slot 6 through which coins may be introduced, this slot being provided in the side 1, and the top 2 may have an opening 7 through which the coins may be discharged.

For covering the opening 7 a cover may be employed comprising, in this instance, two disks 8 and 9, the disk 8 having a surrounding inwardly turned flange 10 turned over the inner disk 9 to hold the latter in place. A covering 12 of celluloid may extend over the outer face of the outer disk 8 and be held in position by the outer edge of the inner disk 9.

lVith the end in View of securing the cover to the receptacle body over the opening 7, a locking means of novel construction may be employed. This locking means, in this instance, may comprise two projections 13 struck up from the metal of the disk 9 in the form of straps or loops and adapted to pass through openings 1 1 formed in the top 2 of the receptacle body. For interlocking with these projecting loops 13, a locking member is arranged on the inside face of the top 2 of the receptacle body in the form of a slide 15 which is held to the under face of the top 2 by overhanging lugs or. projections 16 struck up from the metal of the top 2. The sliding locking member 15, in this instance, is in the form of a flat plate having its opposite edges overhung by the lug 16. This plate hastwo projections 17 formed in the plane thereof and adapted to be projected across the openings 14 so as to pass into loops or straps 13 when the latter are projected through the openings 14.

Operation of these locking means may be effected in any suitable manner. In this instance, a lug or tongue 18 is projected laterally from the plane of the locking member 15 near one end of the latter and the side wall 1 of the body of the receptacle is provided with a small opening 19. A fiat key 20 formed with an eye 21 is adapted to be inserted through the opening 19 until the abutment 22 on the key cooperates with'the outer face of the side wall 1. The tilting of the key side-' wise on the side wall 1 will cause the opening 21 to pass over the projection 18, and the movement of the key after such engagement in one direction will shift the slide 15 to unlock the cover and in the other direction to lock the cover in position on the receptacle.

From the foregoing it will be seen that there has been provided a receptacle having a novel locking means for holding the cover over an opening in the receptacle body. The locking means embodies a single movable part which is not liable to get out of order. It etfectively holds the cover to the receptacle. All springs are eliminated. lVith the exception of the locking member all cooperating parts of the locking means may be cut from the metal of which the receptacle is formed.

hat I claim my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. The combination with a receptacle body having a side and a. top wall provided with an opening, of a cover for the top wall formed of two disks the outer one of which is bent over the edge of the inner one and the inner of which has aligned loops struck up from the metal thereof and extending through the top wall of the receptacle body, and a locking means movably arranged within the receptacle body on the inner face of the top wall and having portions passing through the loops to hold the cover to the recept cle body over said opening.

2. The combination with a receptacle provided with an opening in the top wall thereof, of a cover for the top wall and the opening having aligned loops on the inner face thereof extending into the receptacle through said top wall, a sliding locking member guided on the inner face of the top wall of the receptacle body provided with the opening and having aligned locking projections in the plane th reof adapted to pass into the loops on the inner face of the cover.

3. A receptacle comprising a cupped shaped member forming the top and the side Wall of the receptacle body, the top wall having an opening, a bottom member interlocking with the tree ed 'e of the side wall, a cover for the top wall formed of two disks the outer of which is flanged to interlock with the free edge of the inner, straps struck up from the inner wall of the cover and extending through the top wall of the receptacle body provided with the opening, a slide uided on the under side of the top wall and having projections in the plane thereof pa"- allel with the line of movement of the slide engaging said straps to hold the cover to the body of the receptacle.

4. A receptacle comprising a cupped shaped member forming the top and the side wall of the receptacle body, the top wall having an opening, a bottom member interlocking with the free edge of the side wall, a cover for the top wall formed of two disks the outer oi which is flanged to interlock with the free edge of the inner, straps struck up from the inner Wall of the cover and extending through the top wall of the receptacle body provided with the opening, a slide guided on the under side of the top Wall and having projections in the plane thereof parallel with the line of movement of the slide engaging said straps to hold the cover to the body of the receptacle, the side wall of the receptacle body having an opening, and a projection extending laterally from the slide so that a key introduced through said opening in the side wall may shift the slide.

5. A receptacle comprising a body having a wall provided with an opening and also with openings to one side of the first named opening, a cover for said wall and the openings, loops projecting from the inner face of the cover through the second mentioned openings and serving by cooperation of the walls of the second mentioned opening to prevent the movement of the cover in its plane, and a locking member guided on the inner face of the wall provided with the openings and having locking portions passing through the loops and holding the cover against movement away from the wall.

JOSEPH BOTT. 

